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fjudgt 1 park
t a ved in Washington
.on. Frank Park came
S district to begin his
■“ for r e.e!ection. his op-
" heen busy for weeks.
X Congressman Park’s
■f ted urged him to come
KSalter his political
Ktil 'August 12th,
r nnth before the primary
Kit back to Georgia
El of the fact that Judge
a ctively canvassing the
if many ‘have wondered
t ee Paric only allowed
[ thirty days linto which to
\ all the work of his cam-
L fact is that the Congress-
Considered ,as early as June
Usability of coming home
lipast getting campaign un-
IIbut conditions in Wash-
L Jere such that, on giving
Iter thought, he realized
L could not leave his post
Lt neglecting important pu-
[ Ut j es . Other Southern con-
men with opposition were
lir districts already, but
Park remained in Wash-
unt il he could with
, ty leave. That time did
ne until the middle of Au-
ien the Congressman referr
matter of his coming home
Speaker, and Hon. Claude
ie n,Democratic leader of the
they insisted that he not
at that time. The situation
j c h Judge Park found him-
|and the reasons why it was
II a month before the date
the primary that he could
home, are set forth in let-
•ritten by the Speaker and
itchin. It was on June 28
:he Democratic floor leader
Judge Park as follows;
itteeon Ways and Means
louse of Representatives
ington. D. C-. June 28 1916
Frank Park,
louse of Representatives
Washington, D. C.
Judge;
reply to your inquiry, I re-
'tosay that the situation here
:h that it would not be advis
or you to leave. I am trying
st to get everything in con-
to adjourn by July 25th or
st 1st., after which time the
ess of the House will have
completed and members
desire may return to their
cts. As you have always
one of the dependable mem-
fays at your post, at all
so loyally attentive and dil-
t in every duty, I certainly
ate to ask you to remain here
would not do so if I did not
tyou-t presence was absolut-
■eded.
mcontient that the people
ur district will neither criii-
ou or allow your cause to
'on account of your rema : n-
■ your post of duty,
th best Wishes, I am,
sincerely your friend.
Claude Kitchin.
the same date, June 28th.
,lier Clark answered Cong-
"an Park’s inquiry as to the
iabilitv of the latter’s leaving
ington for a short time, as
: of
Sincerely your Friend,
CHAMP CLARK
Speaker House of Representatives
The two letters are published
because they make clear J why it
was that Judge Park remained in
Washington so long. He is known
in the capital as a working con
gressman who “stays on the job’
and even when friends were
insisting that he come home and
get his campaign under way. he
remained at his post because du
ty seemed to imperatively de
mand his presence there. Only
when he |could be spared from
Washington did he return to Ge
orgia.
The Herald sets these thigs forth
in this manner because they an-
swerjquestions which a great
many persons in the district have
asked.—Albany Herald. Adver.
OUR BAKERY IS A
HORN OF PLENTY
for those requiring fine fresh
bread. They can always be sure
of a supply here. Our ovens are
constantly turning out those
large, light, golden brown crust
ed loaves that look so good and
taste better. Why not try a loaf
or two?
THE WHITEWAY BAKERY
WHO’S YOUR CANDIDATE?
Shall One Man Or One Family
Hold The Same Office Always?
The present Treasurer of Georgia
has been connected with that depart
ment of the State government for
practically HO years. His brother wu
Treasurer before him.
WM. J. EAKES
Candidate for State Treasurer
Proposes to let the people know the
condition of the State Treasury by
publishing semiannual statements;
and,
Proposes to have a representative
of the Department present at the or
ganization of every State Bank to see
that the capital stock is paid in. and
otherwise scrutinize banking opera
tions.
(Adv.)
taker’s Rooms, House
Representatives
™ ?t0n . D. C.'June 28 1916
frank Park
Wus9 of Representatives,
far Judge
“asked me in your letter
• 0l Jj home to makespeech-
" not do it. The people
district, I am sure, will
<Ve ;, °u r record in cong-
“e-n they consider all
nrr tances will under-
necessity of your stay. ,
re l anc f will return you toj
-■a' Jmany important bills
tu;s posed. The calendars j
are crowded with:
tm- - :se Fills are coming
‘°aded to the guards 1
‘tenant amendments!
amendments being!
jnant as the original bills.
-* tnce reports are pouring I
p° Jr busy season in the 1
* = Pe to adjourn early in
■' east after that time
j., e ’■’■'hi be marking time,
t; .' r ^ en ate is ready for ad-
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HON. NAT. E. HARRIS
Watch Your Step,
....Georgia Prohibitionists....
Your Great Opportunity to Prove Your Honest Faith
By Your Millitant Deeds is Now at Hand
Come On, to the Firing Line With
Governor Harris
(Reprinted From The Atlanta Georgian.)
On November 3rd a bill was introduced in the House of
Representatives by the Floyd county delegation proposing a
form of Local Option in Georgia, and carrying with it an
expressed condition that the law should not become opera
tive unless the people of Georgia first approved it at the
ballot box.
It was a fair and square challenge to the prohibitionists
“to go to the people with the question."
Moreover, it was introduced by a delegation that had
made local option an issue in the country whence that dele
gation came—and upon that issue had WON.
The Georgian believes that that delegation was right in
introducing such a bill. Floyd county had instructed its
representatives to do just that—by a vote of its people.
When it came to a question of the passage of the bill,
it received, on an yea-and-nay roll call, 23 votes, to 99
against- with 60 not voting.
Presumably, the vote against the bill expressed the cer
tainty of opinion in the House that the people not only had
no desire to vote upon the question of prohibition, but that
there was danger even in submitting an admittedly accepta
ble law to such an unnecessary ordeal.
In the proposed law, the uncompromising prohibitionists
had nothing to gain, and something to lose, while the oppo
nents of prohibition had nothing to lose, and Something to
gain.
No wonder the sincere prohibitionists rejected this one
sided proposal.
One Legislative Orator, in opposing this Local Option
Bill, said: “There is nothing the liquor people could desire
more than that thi3 great question of prohibition should be
‘submitted to the people.’ Such a proceeding would furnish
them an opportunity to pour hundreds of thousands of dol
lars into Georgia to corrupt the electorate, wherever and
wherein it might be corrupted, and thus give them some
chance to wipe this law off the statute books. I oppose
giving them that chance—and any man who does propose
giving it to them, even under the persuasive guise of ‘sub
mitting something to the people,’ is no honest friend, in his
heart, of prohibition!”
Those were strong words—and it matters not whether
The Georgian believes them true or Mr. Dorsey believes
them true, the House of Representatives evidently believed
them true, for by a narrow but safe majority of the house
membership it voted with the member who solemnly and
confidently gave the words utterance.
We submit, in all frankness and sincerity, that Mr. Dor
sey must have put his signature to this local option law,
with the referendum clause attached, had it been handed
him as Governor—accepting his present platform declara
tions as conclusive evidence of the faith that is in him.
If he should be elected Governor this month, and the
next Legislature (feeling encouraged by his present attitude,
which then would have been approved by the people) should
pass such a law, he would sign it- As an honest man, he
could do nothing else. He would sign it, not thereby expres
sing his open approval of the theory of local option (we wish
to be precisely fair to him) but as carrying out his promise
to be guided in his official acts with regard to prohibition
and all proposed changes in the prohibition laws by a vote of
the people and not otherwise.
But, you say, it seems impossible that a bill may pass
submitting the liquor question to the people.
Well, it will not do to be too sure of that. The vote
against the last one was only 99—A bare majority of the
house. Of the 60 votes absent, many of them might, prob
ably did, favor such a bill.
Suppose Georgia had a Governor who had said he woald
sign such a bill, with a referendum clause attached—wouldn’t
you feel encouraged to work'for the passage of such a bill,
if you were a local optionist, in view of the fact that only a
bare majority of the last House voted to kill one?
The liquor interests have a great deal at stake in the
election of Mr. Dorsey—more than they have in any other
candidate. That interest is solidly against Nat Harris.
WATCH YOUR STEP, PROHIBITIONISTS!
Now, mark this;
Governor Harris could have avoided trouble both at the
hands of the outspoken and secret opponents of prohibition
in Georgia, had he declined to include prohibition in his call
for an extra session last year or even by agreeing to include
it, but with a warning that he would veto the bill proposed,
unless it carried a clause referring it to the people—in other
words, by taking the attitude that he would not tolerate any
interference with the law, by amendment or otherwise, un
less the date of operation thereof were made the date of it’s
approval at the ballot box.
You prohibitionists know that—and you know also how,
at your behest and at your insistence, the Governor refused
to budge one inch from the attitude assumed by the then
dominant majority in the House of Representatives, which
you people approved.
Every citizen of Georgia honestly and sincerely approves
prohibition, without any “Buts,’’ “Howevers,” and “Never-
thelesses,’’ is in honor bound to stand by the Governor, now
that it is being undertaken to punish and humiliate him for
standing firm.
Every candidate who opposes Governor Harris’ re-elec
tion is a potential enemy of prohibition—be his name Dor
sey, Pottle, Hardman, Smith, Jenkins, or Whatnot.
Wriggle, squirm, bluster and explain as they will, they
are condemned by the unanswerable logic of a status they
can not escape.
Think these things over, prohibitionists-not because
The Georgian sets them forth, not because you like or dis
like The Georgian, not because this or that candidate for
Governor may be a worthy gentleman and all that—but be
cause you love Georgia and her proud and Glorious people,
and because you wish them to live in happiness and content!
and because you, of all people, believe in the righteousness
of your cause uncompromisingly, sincerely and beyond the
shadow of doubt or quibble!
To let Governor Harris go down in defeat will not humi
liate The Georgian, it will not humiliate the opponeats of
prohibition, it will be no reflection upon your enemies, open
and avowed, or subtle and sly.
It will be a reflection upon you and your cause—a stain
upon your escutcheon that time will not remove nor sophis
try erase.
Watch your step, Georgia prohibitionists! (Adv.)